By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Biden administration accepted nearly $190 million Wednesday in bids from an offshore oil and gas lease sale that was held nearly a year ago but rejected by a federal judge. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s action was required by the climate bill that was signed Aug. 16 — a …

Biden tapping oil reserve for 6 months to control gas prices By ZEKE MILLER and JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is ordering the release of 1 million barrels of oil per day from the nation’s strategic petroleum reserve for six months, the White House said Thursday, in a bid to control energy prices that have …